Sealed wrapped package.



I. L. FERGUSON.

SEALED WRAPPED PACKAGE.

APPLICATION FILED OCT-7,1916.

Patented DWI I1, I91 '2'.

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S'UMMERDALJE, PENNSYLVANIA, A CORPORATION OFPEINNSYLVAINIA.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known'that LJoHN- LEE FE GUSON,

'a' citizen; of thelUnited States, and residing at A kromin' the county of Summit andState of Uhio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sealed Wrapped Packch" the following is a specifi-t ages, of vwhi goods, in such manner as to completely close "and seal the box against theentrance'of air, dirt, vermin v0r any foreign substance which might result in the deterioration of the goods or in damage to the same.

In the present instance it is my purpose to provide a sealed wrapped package whereor cover blank is so formed as to enable it to I covering machine.

in the cover or wrapper blank may be ad 'herentlyand tightly applied to'the box or a container with a minimum expenditure of timeand labor,- inasmuch as such wrapper box through the medium, of a wrapping or Still a further object of my invention is the provision of a package of this class wherein the wrapper blank is so cut or formed that very little waste of materialresults during the manufacture of the blank,

yet at the same time such blank may be readily coated with paste or other adhesive substance and then conveyed to the wrapping or covering mechanism of a box covering machine by which it is applied to the I box, without the wings or laps of the blank curling or rolling, a difliculty ahd disadvantage usually encounteredin attempting to convey an ordinary form of winged or lapped wrapper blank to a wrapping or' covering mechanism after one side or face i of such wrapper blank has been completely dd coated with the adhesive.

Another object of the invention is to provide a blank having end wings so formed that each wing is of less width, transversely considered, from its longitudinal free edge to its line of junction with the body of the blank than the width of the panel or section of the blank body with which it is'connected, with the result that when each end wing is folded over against the end of the I specification of Letterslatent. P mm flmm, 11 1mm, dpplicatioiifileil0ctober7,.1916. :se riaino'. 124,240. j a

box, it will not extend completely across such box end, but will extend part way- ,across the box end sothat it will take two opposlng end wings to cover each end of the box, these end wings over-lapping it "at their wrapped packages. Wi the above recited objects and of a slmllar nature in view,tmy invention consists in the construction, combination and others i arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawing: I Figure l is a perspective view ofa wrapper blank and a box just prior to the application of the wrapper to the box. -lE1gs; 2 to 6 inclusive are perspective views showing the package in various stages of .7 application of the wrapper. [Fig 7 is a erspective View of a cornpletel wrapped package.

7 Re erring now to the accompanying draw ings in detail, the letter A designates a con ventional form of box or package which is to be'wrapped, the package in the present instance being shown as oblong in shape. The exterior wrapper or cover for the box A is indicated as an entirety by the letter B and such wrapper is preferably cut from a thin flexible sheet of material, such as paper.

or the like. This wrapper blankis so cut or scored as to provide four rectangular panels or sections, and for the sake of convenience the section 1 may be considered as constituting the bottom section of the wrapper and is to be appliedto the bottom of the box, while the sections 2 and 3 of the wrapper blank may be considered as the side sections of the blank and the section 4: of such blank may be considered as, the top section thereof, The bottom section 1 of the blank is vided with a pair of end laps 5', while the top section 4 is provided with a similar pair of the end laps 6. The side section 2 of the blank is provided with a pair of end wings 7 which are of greater width whenmeasured from their free longitudinal edges to their lines of junction with the blank section 2, thanthe laps 5 and 6, but are of less width so measured, than the transverse width of the section 2 of the blank to which theseddd strip 9.

The blank is intended to be folded along the transversely parallel lines: a and along the two longitudinal lines b,"when the wrapper is being applied to the box. In order that such wrapper maycompletely envelop the box, and in order to cause the wrapper to tightly adhere to the walls of such box,

the inner face of the wrapper is completely coated with an adhesive shown at C.

One method of applying the wrapper to the box will be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive of the drawings, wherein various steps illustrative. of

this operation are shown. The box A is placed upon the wrapper blank with adhesive coated face of the bottom section 1 of the blank in contact with the bottom-of the box. The two side sections 2 and 3 of the blank are then folded up against the side walls of the box and pressed to cause them to adhere to such side walls as shown in Fig. 2. The 'marginal strip 9 of the section 30 3 of the blank may now be folded down against-the top of the box as shown in Fig. v 3,, and then the top section 4 of the blank 1sfolded down against and caused to adhere to the top of the box, so that the package at this stage has the appearance shown 1n Fig. 4., The endlaps 5 and 6 of the bottom and top sections of the blank are now folded downward and inward against the ends of.

4 the box as shown in Fig.5., and then the end wings '8 and 7 of the side sections of the blank are folded inward against the ends of the boxto complete the-package shown in Fig. 7. By referring to said Fig. 7 it will be noted that adjacent end wings overlap v age is completed and that these wings .7 and 8 at each end of the box also over-lie at their meeting portions when the packthe end laps 5 and 6 adhering to the ends of the-"box. Therefore, when the box is wrapped as just described, the over-lapping wings in conjunction with the end laps of the blank cause the wrapped box to have tucked or folded end walls somewhat similar loose wrapped type.

ture of advantage in connection with the in appearance, tothe walls of boxes of the One distinct feause of the wrapper herein shown, and its application to the box as just described, is thatnot only is there a minimum amount of material wasted in the cutting or production of the wrapper, but the laps and win are so short and narrow relative to the b0 y of the blank that they will not curl or roll up to an great extent after the paste or adhesive as been applied thereto, and conof construction herein set forth by way of" illustration as modification and variation may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention or exceeding the scope of the appended claims,

. What I claim is:

1. As a new article of manufacture, a sealed wrapped package consisting of a box and a one-piece wrapper completely enveloping and adherently attached to the exterior walls of the box, said wrapper comprising a blank having a plurality of integrally united sections folded about and adherently attached respectively to the bottom, side and top walls of the box, each of said sections of the blank-having wings at the opposite ends thereof attached respectively to opposite ends of the box, each of said-wings being of less dimensions than the dimensions of the end walls of the box to which they are attached, and two of said wings overlapping and adherently attached to each other.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a sealed wrapped package consisting of a box and ;a one-piece wrapper completely enveloping and adherently attached to the exterior walls of the box, said wrapper comprising a blank having a plurality of integrally. united sections folded about and adherently attached respectively to the bottom, side and top walls of the box, each of said sections of the blank having wings at the opposite ends thereof attached respectively to opposite ends of the box, each of.

said wings being of less dimensions than the dimensions of the end wall of the box to which they are attached, and two of said wings at each end of the box having converging edges overlapping and adherently attached to each other.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a sealed wrapped package consisting of a box and a one-piece wrapper com letely envelopmg and adherently attache -to the exterior walls of the box, said wrapper com- .prising a blank having a plurality of inmanner.

ently attached to each other and to the ends of the box.

4. 'As a new article of manufacture, a sealed wrapped package consisting of a box and a one-piece wrapper completely enveloping and adherently attached to" the exterior walls of the box, said wrapper comprising a blank having a plurality of similarly shaped and integrally united sections folded about and adherently' attached respectively to the bottom, sides and top walls ofthe box,-each of two of said sections of the blank having relatively short wings at the ends thereof adherently attachedrespectively to the opposite ends of the box, and

of greater dimensions each having'converg ing edges, and said wings being folded over and adherently attached to the opposite ends of the box, with portions ofthe wings at each box end overlapping.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

' JOHN LEE FERGUSON. Witnesses:

E. T. Gnmrrrns, Cnns 1F. KING, 

